MAPS Updates

Property owners who want to build more space on their land have some options. The typical route, and available across the city, is to apply for a zoning change to a classification with a higher “dash” number. However, property owners in certain parts of the city may be able to get an increase in density based on the property's location.

These four Opportunity Zones in Chicago have the best “smart growth potential”, which are walkable urban places and good transit accessibility. But these places also need policies that protect vulnerable residents.

Chicago’s landscape inspection process has changed and requires more input from the landscape architect of record. We summarized the new process and talked to a landscape architect for more input about landscape design in Chicago.

MAPS’s new Urban Planning Department can handle all of your zoning, site selection, and pre-development needs, including neighborhood-level housing studies like this one that we created for a client about Bronzeville.